TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Three popular news compiled by Tempo English on Monday, July 1, include Chinese Badminton Player Zhang Zhi Jie Died after Collapsing Mid Court, Indonesia's New Passport Design to be Introduced on Independence Day, and Indonesia to Impose Up to 200-Percent Import Tariff on Chinese Goods.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Chinese Badminton Player Zhang Zhi Jie Died after Collapsing Mid Court

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Sad news comes from the 2024 Asian Junior Badminton Championship which is currently taking place in Yogyakarta. Young Chinese badminton player, Zhang Zhi Jie, died, on Sunday, June 30, after collapsing on the court.

Zhang Zhi Jie was fielded in the third match when the Chinese mixed team met Japan at GOR Among Raga, Yogyakarta in the afternoon. When the score was tied at 11-11 in the first game, Zhang Zhi Jie, who was facing Kazuma Kawano, suddenly collapsed mid court.

He was lying in the middle of the playing field and had convulsions. The medical team rushed over to provide first aid before finally taking the young Chinese man to hospital by ambulance.

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2. Indonesia's New Passport Design to be Introduced on Independence Day

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian government will introduce a new passport design with upgraded security features on August 17, 2024, on the nation's 79th Independence Day celebration.

"We are currently finalizing the design and plan to introduce it on August 17 this year," Director General of Immigration Silmy Karim said on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Even though the latest passport design will be introduced on August 17, 2024, the Directorate General of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights will only issue an Indonesian passport with the new design and color a year later, to be precise on August 17, 2025, coinciding with the nation's 80th Independence Day celebration.

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3. Indonesia to Impose Up to 200-Percent Import Tariff on Chinese Goods

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia will soon impose up to a 200-percent import tariff on Chinese goods to mitigate the effects of the ongoing trade war between China and the United States.

Indonesia's Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said on Friday, June 28, 2024, that the policy will take effect once the related regulation is issued.

He explained that the trade war is causing an oversupply in China as their products face rejection by Western countries, forcing them to redirect exports to other markets like Indonesia.

Tariffs for Chinese-made products would range from 100 to 200 percent, Hasan noted.

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